Benign Migratory Glossitis (Geographic Tongue)

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24 relevant articles (3 outcomes, 3 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: An idiopathic disorder characterized by the loss of filiform papillae leaving reddened areas of circinate macules bound by a white band. The lesions heal, then others erupt.

Also Known As:

Geographic Tongue; Glossitis, Benign Migratory; Migratory Glossitis, Benign; Glossitis Areata Exfoliativa; Tongue, Geographic

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Disease Context: Research Results

Stomatognathic Diseases: 250

Mouth Diseases: 55

Tongue Diseases: 1

Glossitis: 72

Benign Migratory Glossitis: 24

Related Diseases

1.	Leukoplakia
2.	Psoriasis (Pustulosis Palmaris et Plantaris)
3.	Inflammation
4.	Aphthous Stomatitis (Aphthous Ulcer)
5.	Malnutrition
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Experts

1.	de Waal, J: 1 article (05/2008)
2.	Dreyer, W P: 1 article (05/2008)
3.	Horta, Martinho Campolina Rebello: 1 article (10/2007)
4.	Gomez, Ricardo Santiago: 1 article (10/2007)
5.	Correia-Silva, Jeane de Fátima: 1 article (10/2007)
6.	Xavier, Guilherme Machado: 1 article (10/2007)
7.	Guimarães, André Luiz Sena: 1 article (10/2007)
8.	Diniz, Marina Gonçalves: 1 article (10/2007)
9.	Syuto, Tomoko: 1 article (05/2007)
10.	Ishibuchi, Hirohisa: 1 article (05/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Benign Migratory Glossitis:

1.	Tretinoin (Retinoic Acid)FDA LinkGeneric 08/01/1979 - "A new treatment for geographic tongue with topically applied tretinoin is suggested and its effective use on three patients is described." 08/01/1979 - "The treatment of geographic tongue with topical Retin-A solution." 01/01/1975 - "Also the patients suffering from pre-malignant leukoplakia or geographic tongue partly improved after a vitamin A acid therapy" 01/01/1975 - "52 patients, with different pattern of oral lichen planus, pre-malignant leukoplakia or geographic tongue, were treated with vitamin A acid" 01/01/1975 - "Effectiveness of vitamin A acid in diseases of the mouth mucosa: lichen ruber planus, leukoplakias and geographic tongue]" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Cyclosporine (Ciclosporin)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/2007 - "We herein describe a 54 year-old female patient with a 5-year history of persistent and painful benign migratory glossitis (BMG), which was remarkably improved by systemic administration of cyclosporin" 05/01/2007 - "Successful treatment with cyclosporin administration for persistent benign migratory glossitis." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	AntigensIBA 10/01/1993 - "A decrease of the DR2 antigen was also found in the persons with geographic tongue (24%) in comparison with the controls (39.2%) (p < 0.05, RR = 0.58)." 10/01/1993 - "An increased incidence of DR5 and DRW6 antigens was observed in the blood of persons with geographic tongue" 09/01/1996 - "The results showed a highly significant association of Cw6 with both psoriasis and benign migratory glossitis, with this antigen being present in 59.1% of the patients with psoriasis, in 43.8% of the patients with benign migratory glossitis, and in only 12.6% of the controls" 09/01/1996 - "This study was undertaken to investigate human leucocyte antigen (HLA) associations with benign migratory glossitis and psoriasis in Brazilian patients and particularly to determine whether benign migratory glossitis is also associated with HLA-Cw6, the classical association observed in psoriasis" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	MouthwashesIBA 01/01/1978 - "A recent study reported that regular use of commercial mouthwashes produced a significant incidence of oral reactions, including epithelial peeling, inflammation, ulceration and geographic tongue-like lesions" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	HLA-Cw6IBA 09/01/1996 - "Both psoriasis and benign migratory glossitis are associated with HLA-Cw6." 09/01/1996 - "This study was undertaken to investigate human leucocyte antigen (HLA) associations with benign migratory glossitis and psoriasis in Brazilian patients and particularly to determine whether benign migratory glossitis is also associated with HLA-Cw6, the classical association observed in psoriasis" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
6.	keratohyalinIBA 04/01/1984 - "Composite and intranuclear keratohyalin granules were observed in an electron-microscopic study of geographic tongue of psoriasis" 04/01/1984 - "Electron microscopy of composite and intranuclear keratohyalin granules in geographic tongue of psoriasis." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
7.	HLA-A Antigens (HLA-A)IBA 01/01/1980 - "HLA-A,B,C phenotyping was performed on 95 patients with geographic tongue to determine whether there is an increased frequency of any particular allele in this condition" 10/01/1993 - "The HLA-A, B and HLA-DR antigens were investigated in 50 unrelated Greek persons with geographic tongue and in 380 healthy control persons" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
8.	Melanins (Melanin)IBA 09/01/1998 - "Lesions clinically detected were; betal nut chewer's mucosa (44%), leukoedema (6%), melanin pigmentation (8%), geographic tongue (16%), Fordyce's spots (8%), leukoplakia (6%) and Fibroepithelial papilloma (8%)." 04/01/1990 - "A positive correlation could be demonstrated between tobacco use and leukoplakia, frictional white lesion, coated tongue, hairy tongue and excessive melanin pigmentation, while a negative correlation was observed for geographic tongue and aphthous ulcers" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
9.	Desogestrel FDA LinkGeneric 08/10/1991 - "The number, location and extent of tongue lesions in a 23-year old woman with a tongue disorder called geographic tongue, who was taking the oral contraceptive Marvelon (Organon), were plotted for a year by tracing them daily on transparent film marked with a grid" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
10.	Lithium Carbonate (Eskalith)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/1992 - "Geographic tongue developing in a patient on lithium carbonate therapy." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Therapies and Procedures

1.	Oral Medicine 03/01/2007 - "Clinical Relevance: Geographic tongue is a common oral medicine condition and the purpose of this paper is to highlight the fact that it can present ectopically on the oral mucosa." 05/01/2008 - "Oral medicine case book 7. Migratory stomatitis and geographic tongue." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Oral Pathology 03/01/2002 - "Oral pathology quiz #4. Ectopic geographic tongue." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Palliative Care (Palliative Medicine) 01/01/1980 - "Palliative treatment of geographic tongue." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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